Bancha (Japanese Green Tea) Recipe
Keep your health in check by brewing yourself a hot cup of bancha tea daily!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: bancha tea
Appliance: Stove, Teapot
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Ishani Bose
- 1/2 a cup of filtered water
- 1 tbsp of dried bancha leaves or a teabag
- 1 tsp of lemon syrup
- 1 tsp of honey
To make bancha tea, add some water in your teapot and bring it to a boil. If you do not have a teapot, you can boil the water in a saucepan.
To the boiling water, add a tabelspoon of bancha dried tea leaves and let it boil for about 5 minutes.
Allow the tea to cool a bit before dispensing it to the tea cups using a sieve. The tea leaves left behind in the strainer can be used to make another cup of Bancha tea.
You can add a teaspoon of lemon syrup and honey to the tea to enhance its taste. Serve it warm and enjoy !!